Painting at top of the page:
Attributed to Johann George Adam Forster, watercolour dated 1779
Represents the visit by Capt.James Cook to the Bay of Karakakooa on the main island of Hawaii. This scene is also famous for showing the first known "surfer".
Image: Kauai Fine Arts
Link: http://www.brunias.com/haw09.html

Other images on the page from:
"The Hawaiian Canoe"
Courtesy of The Holmes Family